The Best Moment (Continued)

Xia Le's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression turning serious.

Compared to the Sakazuki he had known before, the man had clearly developed his Magma-Magma Fruit to a new level.

The magma's heat and destructive power were already worlds apart from what they had been.

His strength had reached that of a true Admiral, and he was at the peak of his life.

"It seems we all have convictions we refuse to abandon."

"And those convictions are what gave us the strength we have today!"

Xia Le sighed softly.

He slowly raised his right hand. Lightning crackled to life, winding between his fingers and across his palm.

"From the moment you appeared, your path seemed smooth. Your strength grew at a breakneck pace until you reached the top!"

"Even the likes of Golden Lion Shiki fell to you in the end."

"You've probably never suffered a crushing defeat, have you?"

"Xia Le!"

Sakazuki spoke abruptly.

Xia Le found it strange. He even spread his Domain across the entire island, yet sensed nothing out of the ordinary.

"Defeat?"

"That is a difficult question for me."

Sakazuki sneered. "After today, you won't have to trouble yourself over it!"

"It seems time has made you forget the past—and made you rather confident."

Xia Le shook his head, a smile appearing on his face.

His fingers snapped open. Blue arcs rapidly twisted together, forming a long dragon with lifelike scales, twin horns, and whiskers.

As it opened its jaws, a faint dragon's roar could be heard.

"Roar!"

The Lightning Dragon moved so fast that it reached Sakazuki in the blink of an eye.

Only then did Xia Le's voice follow.

"200 Million Volts: Lightning Dragon."

The battle erupted in an instant!

Sakazuki grinned savagely. Scalding magma churned and bubbled over his right fist, and he